Desmond Castle began his career in textiles aged just 15 at D. Whitefords, manufacturers of underlay for carpets. Today he works at Century Dying, part of British Millerain, in Elland, UK where he operates the stentor which uses high temperature and pressure to coat and cure the cotton fabrics used in our waterproof outerwear. Skill, knowledge and experience are all vital in the creation of the worlds best textiles and Desmond has this in abundance.
Desmond Castle began his career in textiles aged just 15 at D. Whitefords, manufacturers of underlay for carpets. Today he works at Century Dying, part of British Millerain, in Elland, UK where he operates the stentor which uses high temperature and pressure to coat and cure the cotton fabrics used in our waterproof outerwear. Skill, knowledge and experience are all vital in the creation of the worlds best textiles and Desmond has this in abundance.
Everything we do is a celebration of the people, the skills and the traditions of the amazing factories we work with, all of them the very best of their kind, all of them deeply embedded in the culture and history of their communities.
Great photographs don’t just show our clothes, they tell our story and connect you with what we do.
Our philosophy around photography is really simple: just keep it honest. Shoot the clothes as they are, don’t alter or pin them, don’t retouch. When our clothes arrive and you put them on we want them to look like the clothes you see in the pictures.
Celebrating 10 Years of Community Clothing. The highs, the lows, the socks and the factories